Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that "multiple operatives" had been killed in remote mountains in the country's north.
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Trump ordered airstrikes in Somalia, targeting a senior ISIS member and his recruits, with no reported civilian casualties as of Saturday afternoon.
The U.S. bombed Islamic State targets in Somalia on Saturday, President Trump said, marking the first major American operation against terrorist groups abroad since he took office on Jan. 20.
In a Truth Social post Saturday, President Trump announced successful precision airstrikes on the "Senior ISIS Attack Planner," though didn't provide a name for that individual.
Trump, Sec. Hegseth Announce US Made 'Precision Air Strikes' Against ISIS Leadership in Somalia
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated with Somalia's government.
Trump Orders Airstrikes on ISIS Leaders in Somalia, Escalating Counterterrorism Efforts
"This morning, I ordered precision military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia," Trump wrote in his post.
The air strikes mark the first attack in Somalia during President Trump's new term.
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth announced air strikes in Africa on ISIS-Somalia targets that "killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians."